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BORDEAUX - Canada coach Ric Suggitt made eight changes, two of them positional, for his team's final Pool B Rugby World Cup match against Australia at Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux on Saturday.
Canada are on the verge of going home form a World Cup for the first time without a victory after conceding an over-time converted try in their last match, a 12-12 draw with Japan.
Suggitt said that experience is motivating his players ahead of their final match.
"The players were obviously dejected because they didn't come away with a victory. The game was like kissing your sister and no-one wants that to happen. We had 24 hours of just thinking and living with that misery," he said.
"I just hope these guys go out and finish with a bang and get what they deserve because they deserve a lot more than they have got so far as far as wins and losses are concerned."
Australia (15-1):
Chris Latham; Cameron Shepherd, Lote Tuqiri, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Drew Mitchell; Julian Huxley, Sam Cordingley; David Lyons, George Smith (capt), Hugh McMeniman, Mark Chisholm, Nathan Sharpe, Al Baxter, Adam Freier, Greg Holmes.
Replacements: Sean Hardman, Guy Shepherdson, Rocky Elsom, Phil Waugh, Stephen Hoiles, George Gregan, Matt Giteau.
Canada
Dth Van der Merwe; Justin Mensah-Coker, Mike Pyke, Derek Daypuck, James Pritchard; Ander Monro, Morgan Williams (capt); Seam-Michael Stephen, David Biddle, Colin Yukes; Mike James, Luke Tait; Jon Thiel, Pat Riordan, Rod Snow.
Replacements: Aaron, Carpenter, Dan Pletch, Mike Pletch, Mike Burak, Mike Webb, Ed Fairhurst, David Spicer.
- AFP
